Posted on 04/29/2020 2:56:04 AM PDT by Libloather
Top medical officials from major U.S. sports leagues and entities spoke on a Tuesday conference call with White House Coronavirus Task Force members, according to USA Today Sports and ESPN.
The purpose of the discussion reportedly was a look at how sports might fit into President Donald Trump’s plan to restart the economy when the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
Per ESPN, the call included representatives of Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA, the WNBA, the NHL, the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the NCAA, the College Football Playoff (CFP), the National Women’s Soccer League, NASCAR, the PGA of America, the Masters Tournament and the United States Tennis Association.
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Seema Verma, a White House COVID-19 task force member who heads the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, said on the call that the safety of athletes, coaches, staff and fans is of paramount importance, according to ESPN. She added that the administration is in favor of having sports restart only when health information indicates it can be done safely.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, one of the CFP representatives on the call, said to ESPN, “They just told us what they knew, and told us they were anxious to help in any way they could. We learned that there were likely going to be a lot more (COVID-19) tests available, both the antibody tests and point of contact tests, which was a good thing for all of the pro guys and colleges.
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YES! We need to focus on overpriced millionaires and prima donnas along with their billionaire owners.
‘We need to focus on overpriced millionaires and prima donnas along with their billionaire owners.’
college athletes are millionaires...? who knew...
Yes, we need to focus on ME watching a damn baseball game. The world did not end, its time to go back to the old normal.
True, all these sportts industries specialists earn a whole lot more than the regular working class, who pay their high costs for tickets, cable access, and select merchandise.
However, if the regular class ain’t working, all those specialists, can go rub themselves raw!
No, but people invested in testing companies are making out like bandits.
It was apparent to me early on that the biggest concern among sports league officials is the risk of infection among COMPETITORS more than spectators. That’s why they were originally willing to hold events with no spectators, but that whole plan when out the window when NBA and NHL reported players getting infected.
And the opioid of the people goes to government for help to keep the people medicated and controlled.
JoMa
So the sports “entities” can start back up when “health information” deems it is “safe.”
Sooooo never, then.
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